Title :
Highly efficient four-wave mixing in an AlGaAs-on-insulator (AlGaAsOI) nano-waveguide
Author :
Minhao Pu ; Ottaviano, Luisa ; Semenova, Elizaveta ; Yvind, Kresten
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We propose an AlGaAs-on-insulator platform for nonlinear integrated photonics. We demonstrate highly efficient four-wave mixing in a 3-mm long AlGaAs-on-insulator nano-waveguide. A conversion efficiency of -21.1 dB is obtained with only a 45-mW pump.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; integrated optics; multiwave mixing; nanophotonics; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; AlGaAs; AlGaAs-on-insulator nanowaveguide; conversion efficiency; highly efficient four-wave mixing; nonlinear integrated photonics; power 45 mW; size 3 mm; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
